Quick and Easy Homemade Pizza

This thin crust homemade pizza only took me about 20 minutes to prepare…less than the time it would take to pick up a pizza!

Start by making the dough.

Pizza Crust

1 package (2.25 teaspoons) active dry yeast

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 cup warm water (120-130 degrees)

2 tablespoons olive oil

2.75 – 3.25 cups all-purpose flour

.25 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. To the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attached add the yeast, the sugar and the warm water. Allow the yeast mixture to stand for a couple minutes, until it becomes frothy. Add the olive oil, 1.25 cups of the flour and and the salt. Turn the mixer on low and mix until the ingredients are combined. Add as much of the remaining flour as needed to form a moderately stiff, smooth and elastic dough. Turn the mixer up to high speed and continue to “knead” for 4-5 minutes. When it’s done kneading, allow the dough to rest in the mixer bowl for 10 minutes.

2 thoughts on “Quick and Easy Homemade Pizza”

That pizza looks so good! I like the fresh mozz. Why don’t you need to let the dough rise longer? Is there a difference in the taste between dough that only rests 10 minutes and the long-rise dough according to yeast package directions?

Thanks, Julia! I love using the fresh mozzarella because it melts and browns so well. Not allowing the dough to rise is what makes the thin crust. The main difference I could tell between the no-rise and long-rise crust is texture rather than flavor. I recently learned a great way to bake pizza that really enhances the flavor. Let me know how it goes :)